| Hawaii day 5 |
[Feb. 19th, 2011|09:42 am] |
Day 5 2/14/11
I'm on the plane row 9 seat F back home. There is 1:09 to go. Happy Valentine's Day!
END OF TRIP 2 |
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| Hawaii day 4 |
[Feb. 13th, 2011|08:59 pm] |
Day 4 2/13/11
Today we woke up early and had a hotel breakfast. Right now it is 8:26pm. We went to a Dole plantation thingamambobber. It is a big maze made up of Hawaiian plants. It took us nearly 2 hours. Then we were gonna go to a Polynesian cultural center, but it was closed, so we went to a beach with very rough waves instead. After that we went to a cliff look-out place. Then we went back to the hotel. See you tomorrow on the plane! |
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| Hawaii days 1-3 |
[Feb. 12th, 2011|08:57 pm] |
Day 1 February 10
It's 7:43pm. We're on the plane Row 20 Seat E on the way to Hawaii. 3:50 to go see you soon!
4 hours later: Closer closer closer closer closer closer closer going down and down, down, down, closer closer down down down closer closer down down closer closer landed.
Day 2 2/11/11
Today I woke up at 6:13 in the morning. It's 5:09 right now. Today we went swimming 3 times. We are gonna have dinner real soon. We are soaking wet. bye!
Day 3 2/12/11
Today we got up very early to go to Hanauma bay to go snorkeling. We left around 11:00 for a swim with dolphins but it was earlier than Mom thought so we had to reschedule the swim. We left the hotel at 3:15 to get to the dolphin thing. At 3:45 we got in the water. It was freezing. We learned how to tell the dolphins to jump. Then we went to a Japanese place for dinner. It had pads on the floor instead of chairs. It was pretty good food. I had plain "udon" noodles. Rafe did too. It's 8:00 right now. See you soon bye. |
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| Trip retrospective interview |
[Jul. 19th, 2010|08:25 pm] |
Q: What was the most historically interesting city?
A: Berlin, because of the Wall and the old buildings.
Q: What did you learn about the Wall?
A: There were two walls, so if you crossed one wall, the gunners would see you and shoot you.
Q: Were you in East Berlin or West Berlin?
A: East Berlin.
Q: What was the most relaxing part of the trip?
A: Sleeping.
Q: Which hotel room or other place you stayed was the most comfortable for sleeping?
A: The Berlin hotel room --- we had a lot more space.
Q: What was the yummiest new food that you tried?
A: Chocolate-filled croissant.
Q: Where did you first try that?
A: Paris of course.
Q: What food were you most surprised to like?
A: Homemade raspberry jam. I don't usually like jam.
Q: Who made the raspberry jam?
A: Mom's host-mom Myriam.
Q: What was the yuckiest new food that you tried?
A: Cucumber salad.
Q: Was the prettiest place that you went to?
A: It's hard to say because everywhere was old.
Q: Are old things generally pretty or not pretty?
A: They're rusty, so not exactly pretty.
Q: How many towers or other tall places did you go up?
A: Four different places: Sainte Chapelle, Berlin's synagogue, the Donjon in Pons, and the Eiffel Tower.
Q: If one of your friends were planning a trip to Europe, which sites would you recommend and why?
A: The Eiffel Tower because it's so tall, it's a great view; Jardin du Luxembourg, because it's kid-friendly and tourist-friendly; Sainte Chapelle, because of its cool stained-glass windows; le Donjon in Pons, because of its height; the Madeleine factory, because of the cookies; and last but not least, the Berlin Wall in Berlin, because its coolness.
Q: Sometimes when we travel, it takes time to figure things out that we can do easily at home. Did that happen on this trip? What needed figuring out, and how did we figure it out?
A: The bus. We looked at a map.
Q: Speaking of public transit, which subway system did you like the best, and why?
A: The Paris Metro, because it was so easy to do.
Q: What was harder about the U-Bahn and S-Bahn in Berlin?
A: I didn't get as much practice, because we had 8 more days in Paris.
Q: What about the subway system in Pons?
A: There isn't one, cause it's too small.
Q: Did you learn anything new about yourself on this trip?
A: That I'm better than mom about both Metro systems.
Q: Did you learn anything about being a good traveler?
A: Sort of.
Q: Did you learn any French or German or Icelandic or Danish?
A: Lots of French, not much German, a little Icelandic, and no Danish.
Q: Can you give me some examples of French and German words or phrases that you learned?
A: In French, pain à l'ail means garlic bread. And in German, guten flug means have a pleasant flight.
Q: How did you learn each of those?
A: Listening and looking.
Q: Who were you listening to when you learned pain à l'ail?
A: Mom's host mom.
Q: Why was she talking about pain à l'ail?
A: Cause we had told her that I love it.
Q: Where were you when you learned guten flug?
A: At the airport in Germany.
Q: Did someone say it to you?
A: No.
Q: Then how did you learn it?
A: I saw it on a sign in German and English.
Q: Overall, on a scale of 1 to 10, how was this trip?
A: 10 and a half! |
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| Trip diary Day 19 |
[Jul. 19th, 2010|08:23 pm] |
Day 19
July 17, 2010
Today we woke up at 6:30 to catch a plane from here (Berlin/Tegel) to København. We took a train to the city and came back after going to a bakery (and mom bought too many train tickets). Then we flew to Keflavik. Right now I am on a plane (Row 13 Seat F) back home. It's our last day !!! bye!
END OF TRIP 1 |
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| Trip diary Day 18 |
[Jul. 19th, 2010|08:22 pm] |
Day 18
July 16, 2010
Today we went to the Sony Center and Potsdamer Platz. I did a climbing wall. Then we took the U-Bahn to KaDeWe (pronounced cadevé). Then we met mom's colleague Valia and went to Valia's house. They have a 2.5 year old who is about 3ft. It was fun. This is our last full day. Bye! |
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| Trip Diary Day 17 |
[Jul. 16th, 2010|08:05 pm] |
Day 17
July 15, 2010
I forgot to mention yesterday that we went out of the airport in Geneva.
Okay. Today we ate different breakfasts (Mom had British, Rafe had French, Grandma had German and I had American). Then we went on a walking tour. I will list the stops:
1. Pariser Platz/Brandenburg Gate
2. Reichstag
3. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
4. Adolph Hitler's bunker
5. A WWII surviving building
6. Nazi airforce
7. Berlin Wall
8. Checkpoint Charlie
9. French and German churches
10. Book burning area
11. War memorial
12. Museum Island
It was interesting. Bye! |
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| Trip Diary Day 16 |
[Jul. 16th, 2010|08:02 pm] |
Day 16
July 14, 2010
Today we woke up early for a train to Bordeaux. Then two airplanes (Bordeaux to Geneva and Geneva to Berlin). It was soooooo tiring. Bye for now! |
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| Trip Diary Day 15 |
[Jul. 16th, 2010|08:02 pm] |
Day 15
July 13, 2010
Today we went to the Madeleine factory and then a Cognac place. Then the grandkids came home and we went to the pool. It was fun! See ya! |
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| Trip Diary Day 14 |
[Jul. 16th, 2010|08:01 pm] |
Day 14
July 12, 2010
Today we had breakfast and then went to the post office, but it was closed. Then we came back and had lunch. Then we did tricks in the pool with the grandkids. Bye. |
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